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ĐỀ CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH - LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2006-2007
Môn: Tiếng Anh
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (42 points)
Part 1: Choose one of the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D which best completes the sentence.
Circle the correct answer
1. In the hotel lobby the detective caught -------- of the man he had been hired to follow.
A. glance B. view C. vision D. sight
2. Most people prefer flying ------------- going by the sea because it’s too much faster.
A. from B. than C. to D. over
3. ‘Go on, finish the desert. It needs -------- up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow.
A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eaten
4. Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he ------- to them regularly
A. is writing B. will write C. should write D. would write
5. Andrew couldn’t ------------ himself laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face
A. help B. stop C. escape D. avoid
6. The artist has been ----------- to criticism.
A. tender B. conscious C. aware D. sensitive
7. They searched for the number in the telephone -----------.
A. catalogue B. index C. directory D. register
8. When they could put ---------- the noise no longer, they banged on their neighbour’s door.
A. back B. in for C. off D. up with
9. A person of -------- age may suffer from defects of vision.
A. every B. some C. certain D. any
10. --------- have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. whether people D. People
Part 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same
line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN
My attempt to teach myself Spanish has been …unsuccessful……(0) SUCCESS

Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined verbs with the correct form of one of the verbs in the
box. One example has been done for you.
carry on find out go in for look back on own up
put up with set off stand up for think over turn down
Example: (0) I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure.
……we’ll all look back on this holiday.........
1. The fireworks must be stored safely in order to avoid exploding them accidentally.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I didn’t expect to win the competition. I only entered it for a joke.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Unless you confess, we shall all be punished.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Before you accept this offer, please consider it very carefully.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. When the critics attacked her work, she defended it vigorously.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. He was offered a new job but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. We moved house because we couldn’t bear the noise from the motorway any longer.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. He had to leave when his boss discovered what he had been doing.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
SECTION 2: READING
Part 1: Choose the best options to complete the following passage. Write your answer in the space
provided. (0) has been done as an example.
It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their place is taken by (0) others.
Yet many in sports (1)………………., there is a mark which is not (2)……….. in itself, but
which becomes a legend as athletes (3)………… to break it. The most (4)…………. of these is the attempt

from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i-ix.
List of Headings
i. Indecision about a name
ii. Current problems with distribution
iii. Uncertainty about financial advantages
iv. The contrasts of cinema today
v. The history of cinema
vi. Integrating other events into cinema
vii. The plans for the future of films
viii. An unexpected advantage
ix. Too true to life?
16. Paragraph A 17. Paragraph B 18. Paragraph C
19. Paragraph D 20. Paragraph E 21. Paragraph F
The end of the silver screen?
Cinema technology has remained much the same for a century, so when will it go digital? Kelvin Hilton
views the projections.
A. Cinema is full of contradictions. It is high- tech and old- fashioned at the same time. Today’s films are
full of digital sound and computer- generated special effects. Yet they are still stored on celluloid film, the
basis of which is more than 100 years old. They are also displayed with projectors and screens that seem to
belong to our great- grandparents’ generation.
B. Now that we are in the second century of cinema, there are moves to bring the medium right up to date.
This will involve revolutionising not just how films are made but also how they are distributed and
presented. The aim is not only to produce and prepare films digitally, but to be able to send them to movie
theatres by digital, electronic means. High- resolution digital projectors would then show the film.
Supporters say this will make considerable savings at all stages of this chain, particularly for distribution.
C. With such a major technological revolution on the horizon, it seems strange that the industry is still not
sure what to call itself. This may appear a minor point, but the choices, ‘digital’ cinema and ‘electronic’
cinema (e- cinema), suggest different approaches to, and aspects of, the business. Digital cinema refers to
the physical capture of images; e-cinema covers the whole chain, from production through post- production
(editing, addition of special effects and construction of soundtrack) to distribution and projection.

Example: 0: being
00: √
0 Midsummer, the celebration of the turning of the sun, has been being the
00 highlight of the northern summer for centuries- an event full of symbolism,
1 customs, magic and superstitions. In Finland, Midsummer night is so short
2 as that evening duck flows into morning dawn almost unnoticed. Even in
3 southern Finland, midnight is the best described as strong twilight.
4 Midsummer night was, the most of all, the cerebration of greenery and
5 fruit. Nature is in a full bloom then and the day is never-ending. It was
6 customary throughout Finland to bring branches and greenery to indoors on
7 Midsummer Eve. Houses were so thoroughly cleaned and decorated with
8 birch branches and flower garlands. This ‘indoor forest’ was complete when
9 leaves on the scrubbed floor gave out a fresh forest aroma. Midsummer is
10 still the Finns’ most important summer cerebration. They gather together
11 around the bonfire to make dance, play and be with family and friends
12 themselves. In some areas Midsummer poles decorated with flowers garlands
13 and leaves are erected for the festivities. Although some of the old ceremonies
14 are now performed only for fun, Midsummer night, as bathed in the strange
15 white light of the North, is still mysterious.
Part 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning
to the sentence printed before it.
1. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed.
We haven’t received ____________________________________________
2. The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
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According ____________________________________________________
3. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this attitude.
There have ____________________________________________________
4. It is not certain that Jones will get the job.

intention
__________________________________________________________________
8. In the next few years we’ll probably hear a lot more about the environment pollution.
likely
__________________________________________________________________
9. Paula said I had caused the accident.
blamed
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